In The News Sorority, which will be released on September 30, author Sheila Weller alleges that Couric once made a snarky comment about Sawyer, implying that the ABC World News anchortrades sex for stories. According toThe Hollywood Reporter,the book states that, upon learning that Sawyer had landed an interview with a 56-year-old woman who gave birth to twins in 2004, Couric said: "I wonder who she blew this time to get it."

A rep for Couric declined to comment on the claim, but a source close to Couric told THR, "It's sad that‎ the author and her PR team continue to alienate their target audience by relying on classic anti-feminist caricatures, tabloid-like misrepresentations and outright falsehoods about these three extraordinary women."